Hi,
my name is Dr. Mary Touton. I am quite
pleased to be teaching at Biology at Hartnell this semester as an adjunct
faculty member. My background includes a
B.S. in Chemistry from UC Berkeley and a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology from
UCLA. I spent many years
teaching in the public schools at all levels from elementary school to high
school. This is my third year as an instructor at Hartnell.

Biology
has always been my favorite subject to teach.Life impacts us daily and learning about life processes can help us live
fuller and more enriched lives.I hope
to impart a desire in my students to use what they learned in this class to
understand what’s happening in the living world better, to make wise choices
with their lives, and to become knowledgeable caretakers of the Earth.Biology is one of the most rapidly advancing
sciences. Although BIO 10 is a general
biology course, details will be included that provide insights into how
scientists operate and how the current understanding impacts modern life.My aim is to make students literate in
reading and understanding current advances in biology.